The victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotionl azaleas for passion and red roses for love. But for victoria jones it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster care system, her only connection to the world is through and their meanings. now eighteen, victoria has nowhere to go and sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden of her own. when her talent is spotted by a local florist, she discovers her gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. but it takes meeting a mysterious vendor at the flower market for her to realize what's been missing in her own life and, as she starts to fall for him, she's forced to confront a painful secret from her past and decide whether it's worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness.